... Corfu

I have been silent now for a week or so, but it has been for a good reason: I was on a post-graduation holiday with the money I got for present at the party. It was simply wonderful to have a week in a country I´ve never been before to do whatever I want! I spent half of my vacation on bike, getting to know the area surrounding my hotel at Kassiopi, and half walking and driving by bus to more distant spots. The nature was beautiful, though the flora could have been less thorny (my legs look as if they were clawed by a minitiger). I spent long times wandering down "public" footh paths, where I never saw anyone else, looking for a lonely strand (or an abandoned house, but didn´t find any). Being on a holiday in a tourist trap like Corfu has its benefits: If you have any energy at all, you can find a path and walk for 15 minutes, and voila, you are free from the crowds. It is always like this: average tourist doesn´t have the courage nor the inventiveness to really explore the country, so they spent their vacation hanging about on the beach where there are five english-speaking  ice cream bars, two tourist information centres and three rent-a-car enterprisers for ten square metres.
Anyhow I took some pictures, which I thought would show you the Corfu of my holiday. Hope you like :)

The beach of Kassiopi

lonely Avlaki beach

On my way to old venetian village of Perithia:

A colossal cave on top of the mountain

Old Perithia

  

On my way back to Kassiopi

Kassiopi as seen from an old castle

 I found a "private beach" when I was walking about near Avlaki:

View from Mon Repos park

Kerkyra (capital) and its old fortress

Sidari main beach

View from an old castle

... freedom

I had my graduation party last saturday. Traditionally all graduates will have the graduation cap - a black and white cap with golden lyre - to put on at the ceremony. I however have a habit of not doing things in a specific way just because everyone else does, and so I decided to have an anadem of pink carnations and baby´s-breath instead.
Here are some photos of my l-o-v-e-l-y dress for the party that was unfogettable regardless of the poor weather.
It feels so good to be free from school, at last!

Shoes: Swedish hasbeens for H&M

Dress: Uff

Earrings and bracelets: charity shop

There is a lucky story behind my dress: I found it while I was looking for some denim at Uff of Roobertinkatu. I wasn´t even searching for graduation party dress yet, but when I found it amongst the oversized 60s synthetic fibre smocks Uff usually has to offer, I realized it was just what I had been dreaming of: the colors were fantastic, it suited me perfectly lenghtwise ( I had to narrow it just a little bit though), and it was delightfully sheer. The price was tolerable, 35 euros, concidering the normal Uff price level.
Only thing that bothers me is that I cannot decide whether it is from the 70s, 80s or 90s. The fabric would lead me to the 70s, but I have seen similar design from the 80s and 90s, too.
What would you say? Does anyone know vintage?

Additionally, I would like to put here just couple of pictures about the party.

Putting on the "cap"

Me and Kaisla

Suomeksi kolme asiaa: 1) Jee jee, juhlat ovat nyt ohi ja muistelen niitä lämmöllä, ihmiset olivat ihania!
2) Tämä hameeni saa kyllä nähdä vielä monet muut kekkerit, on se niin täydellinen.
3) Koulu on jo aikaa sitten päättynyt, mutta vielä en ole ihan päässyt aivoineni lomalle... No, ehkä se siitä, vähitellen.

... music

This may surprise you, but I´m going to a gig today and the band I´ll see there is - Metallica. I´m so excited, for this will be the the first proper gig I experience.

I have to tune myself into the right frequency - this should help.